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August 28, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Giants 3 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Giants 3 7 0

Jose Herrera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .233
OBP .750 .281
At Bats 3 30
Hits 2 7
• Singles 2 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 3

Frank Linzy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 8
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Candlestick Park - August 28, 1968
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Fielder's Choice
Frank Linzy
Dick Dietz
Willie McCovey
Ron Hunt
Jim Ray Hart
Hal Lanier
Jesus Alou
Willie Mays
Bobby Bonds
Jose Herrera
Norm Miller
Dick Simpson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to home to get Simpson. Miller moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Steve Shea. Thomas bunts towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Top 9 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dick Simpson pinch runs for John Bateman. The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Simpson moves to second.
Top 9 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 8 Steve Shea now pitching. Hunt bunts towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Linzy now pitching. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Linzy covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Johnson pinch hits for Ron Herbel. Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dietz hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrera moves to second.
Top 7 Herrera takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bateman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Ron Herbel now pitching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jim Davenport pinch hits for Ray Sadecki. Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dietz scores.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herrera. Lanier reaches second base with a double. Dietz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torres bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrera moves to second.
Top 5 Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cuellar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Menke scores. Aspromonte moves to third. Bateman moves to second.
Top 4 Miller strikes out.
Top 4 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Wynn scores. Menke moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 4 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Torres scores. Wynn moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 4 Menke is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Staub bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 4 Wynn bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to second.
Top 4 Dick Dietz now catching. Torres hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sadecki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Lanier who tags Herrera trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Cuellar hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey strikes out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres strikes out.
Top 1 Herrera strikes out.